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XML Education: Online courses

XML Education for Programmers

 Ralf I Pfeiffer
IBM XML Technology Group



Abstract

The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a recommended World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) specification (spec) for creating and accessing structured data over the Internet. These tutorials are written for programmers, Web authors, and technical managers who need to understand the XML standard and develop applications that process XML documents.


Tutorial 1

Overview of XML

This tutorial covers XML technology and its current status. We'll also look at the key benefits of XML from business and programming perspectives.

  • Audience: XML novices, including Web authors, technical managers, and programmers
  • Prerequisites: None


Tutorial 2

Writing XML Documents

This tutorial will show you how to write a well-formed XML document, as well as a grammar, or DTD, which constrains a valid XML document and gives it structure. Interactive examples give feedback on XML errors.

  • Audience: XML novices, including Web authors, technical managers, and programmers
  • Prerequisites: Familiarity with HTML and basic programming concepts